Human-browseable view of the archive. For the machine-readable registry see raw-sources/index.md. Grouped by era and type; links go to the file and to the compiled wiki page where one exists.
Human-browseable view of the archive. For the machine-readable registry see raw-sources/index.md. Grouped by era and type; links go to the file and to the compiled wiki page where one exists.
Contents
Context books (external, pre-archive)
| File | Description | Compiled page |
|---|
| 1964-01-01-daniels-direct-use-suns-energy.pdf | Direct Use of the Sun’s Energy, Farrington Daniels (Yale, 1964, 3rd printing 1971) — canonical pre-oil-crisis solar science; Ch. 8.4 Water Ponds predates Hay; Ch. 12 Selective Radiation Surfaces; Ch. 13 Cooling. Full chapter content pending ingest. | Farrington Daniels · sidecar |
| 1985-01-01-usaf-passive-solar-handbook-v1.pdf | Passive Solar Handbook Vol. I: Introduction to Passive Solar Concepts, USAF / Architectural Energy Corp. (c.1985) — 11 passive solar concepts; passive cooling = air-based NMV/NVN only; no Hay/Baer/Zomeworks; documents the mainstream that excluded water-based night-sky cooling | sidecar v1 · Why hasn’t passive thermal scaled? |
| 1985-01-01-usaf-passive-solar-handbook-v2.pdf | Passive Solar Handbook Vol. II: Comprehensive Planning Guide — 10-step planning process; energy use data by building type and climate region (18 types × multiple regions); Appendices C–E with full energy/cost tables | sidecar v2 |
| 1985-01-01-usaf-passive-solar-handbook-v3.pdf | Passive Solar Handbook Vol. III: Programming Guide — 21pp procedural guide; DD Form 1391, Project Book, Design Instructions, CBD Announcement; Step 10 of comprehensive planning process | sidecar v3 |
| 1980-01-01-butti-perlin-golden-thread.pdf | A Golden Thread: 2500 Years of Solar Architecture and Technology, Butti & Perlin (Cheshire Books, 1980, 289pp) — canonical solar history; Baer/Hay/Thomason absent; first solar-heated US office building in Albuquerque (Bridgers & Paxton, 1956); Harry Tabor selective surfaces. OCR’d via ocrmypdf. | sidecar · Why hasn’t passive thermal scaled? |
Primary texts
| File | Description | Compiled page |
|---|
| 1968-01-01-dome-cookbook-baer.pdf | Dome Cookbook 2nd printing scan, 44pp — zonahedra geometry, car top construction, Drop City journal, zome word origin, earliest solar heating mention | sidecar |
| 1970-08-01-zome-primer.epub | Zome Primer — 31-zone structural system, zonohedra geometry, hardware specs | Zome |
| 1975-06-01-sunspots.pdf | Sunspots: Collected Facts and Solar Fiction — Skylid specs, gravity engines, convection cooling, six solar fiction pieces, NSF critique | Sunspots · sidecar |
| 2004-05-01_sunmen.pdf | Sunmen — Baer’s 2004 manifesto: IR scanners, anti-subsidy, love of tools | Sunmen |
| 2025-01-01_steve_baer_double_play_thermosiphon_kayatekin.pdf | Kayatekin academic paper in ICON — history of the double-play thermosiphon; New Communalist context | Steve Baer and the double-play thermosiphon |
Engineering documents (2002 thermal development)
| File | Description | Compiled page |
|---|
| 2002-01-01-cool-cell-architectural.pdf | Cool Cell architectural brochure — five operating modes, why water, energy savings | Cool Cell |
| 2002-10-01-cool-cell-work-leading-up.pdf | ”Work Leading Up” notes — di-thermal walls, boogie valves, ceiling tanks, roof vs wall radiators | Cool Cell |
| 2002-01-01-dithermal-roofs.pdf | Di-thermal roofs brochure — three construction variants, cost targets, comfort argument, Ed Allen quotes | Di-thermal roofs |
| 2002-01-01-night-and-day.pdf | ”Night and Day” essay — night sky as heat sink; surfaces cool by radiating to space | Night-sky radiative cooling |
| 2002-05-01-storage.pdf | Thermal storage essay — storage essential whether you heat with nature or the grid | Building thermal storage |
| 2002-07-01-cooling-with-pool-heaters.pdf | Pool heater cooling essay — using existing pool collectors as night-time building coolers | Pool-heater cooling |
| 2002-10-01-heated-vs-unheated-plates.pdf | Heated vs unheated plates experiments — night radiation exceeds 9.5 W/ft² | Heated vs unheated plates |
| 2002-11-01-double-play-old-and-new.pdf | Double plays old and new — multipurpose rooms and courtyards | Double plays |
| 2002-01-01-animation-design.jpg | Hand-drawn Cool Cell schematic — summer day/night and winter operating modes | Cool Cell |
| 2002-01-01-aluminum-rolled-formed-roof.pdf | Aluminum rolled-formed roof construction drawing | Aluminum rolled formed roof |
| 2000-01-01-design-brief-radiant-cooling.pdf | Radiant cooling design brief | Radiant cooling design brief |
| 1998-01-01-applying-natural-cooling.pdf | Applying natural cooling to slab floors | Applying natural cooling |
| 2004-09-29-dear-shareholders.pdf | Dear Shareholders letter — Double Play roll-former pitch, $93K raise, franchise vision | Dear shareholders |
| 2004-01-04_consider_perihelion.pdf | ”Consider Perihelion” — the sun is 7% stronger in January than July | Consider perihelion |
| 2003-03-01_unglazed_solar_collectors.pdf | Unglazed solar collectors SunPaper — removing glass often improves performance | Unglazed solar collectors |
| 2006-02-28-potentials-nsrc-new-mexico.pdf | NSRC field study — New Mexico night sky radiant cooling potentials, state-funded | NSRC potentials NM |
| 2009-01-15-baer-passive-solar-buildings-aia.pdf | AIA Albuquerque slideshow — NM passive solar survey 1968–2009 | Baer AIA passive solar slideshow |
Tribal Messenger solar serialization (1973)
49 files: Baer’s serialized solar book published in a commune newsletter, March–October 1973. Eight issues, each with cover + note pages. All compiled into a single wiki page.
→ Tribal Messenger solar serialization
Individual issues:
Patents
→ Full portfolio with lineage analysis: Zomeworks patent portfolio
Early patents (pre-Zomeworks and founding year)
Zonohedra and structure
Beadwall
Skylid and solar trackers
| File | Patent | Description | Compiled page |
|---|
| 1974-04-08-us3884414-skylid.pdf | US 3,884,414 | Skylid — solar heating device; freon-actuated insulated louver (1975) | Skylid |
| 1979-10-25-us4275712-suntracking-device.pdf | US 4,275,712 | Suntracking device with displaced heating surfaces (1981) | Sunbender |
| 1983-11-14-us4476854-gas-spring-solar-tracker.pdf | US 4,476,854 | Gas spring solar tracker — Sunbender mechanism (1984) | Sunbender |
| 1983-11-14-us4505255-summerwinter-solar-control.pdf | US 4,505,255 | Summer/winter solar control louver system (1985) | Sunbender |
| 1984-06-06-us4528976-thermal-control-solar-collector.pdf | US 4,528,976 | Thermal control system for solar collector — overheating protection (1985) | Solar tracker series |
| 1987-05-28-us4832001-lightweight-solar-panel-support.pdf | US 4,832,001 | Lightweight solar panel support frame (1989) | Solar tracker series |
| 1991-03-11-us5143053-solar-collector-tube-plate.pdf | US 5,143,053 | Solar collector tube plate — freeze-tolerant stretchable tube (1992) | Solar tracker series |
Battery cabinet and Cool Cell lineage
| File | Patent | Description | Compiled page |
|---|
| 1989-02-21-us4913985-battery-temperature-regulation.pdf | US 4,913,985 | Battery temperature regulation — first passive battery cabinet; flat radiator + water container (1990) | Battery series |
| 1991-01-22-us5070933-temperature-regulating-system.pdf | US 5,070,933 | Temperature regulating system — insulated ceiling water container (1991) | Battery series |
| 1992-12-03-us5316872-passive-cooling-system.pdf | US 5,316,872 | Passive cooling system — outdoor roof radiator + symmetric conduits (1994) | Battery series |
| 1996-04-30-us5513696-passive-temp-regulating.pdf | US 5,513,696 | Passive temperature regulating system — corrugated-roof Cool Cell precursor (1996) | Cool Cell · sidecar |
| 1995-09-11-us5603656-passive-ventilation-device.pdf | US 5,603,656 | Passive ventilation device — battery hydrogen venting; co-invented with D.C. Harrison (1997) | Battery series |
| 1995-07-03-us5660587-passive-ventilation-system.pdf | US 5,660,587 | Passive ventilation system — battery hydrogen venting (1997) | Battery series |
| 1997-03-11-us5609200-integral-roof-cooling-container.pdf | US 5,609,200 | Integral roof cooling container — Harrison / Zomeworks; rotationally molded water containers on metal roof; lapsed 2001 | Cool Cell · sidecar |
| 2000-07-26-us6357512-passive-heating-cooling.pdf | US 6,357,512 B1 | Passive heating and cooling system — Cool Cell patent; ceiling water container + roof radiator (2002) | Cool Cell |
Photographs and images
Baer House
→ The Baer House
Andy Shack and Bruce Davis studio
→ Archive photographs
Video
Other images
Articles and essays
| File | Description | Compiled page |
|---|
| 1979-08-01-lbl-aet-bibliography-clark.pdf | LBL Appropriate Energy Technology Library Bibliography (Hannah R. Clark, August 1979, LBL-9391) — DOE-funded; includes Sunspots (1977 Zomeworks Corp. printing, 146pp) and Zome Primer (1970, 36pp); earliest federal institutional endorsement of Baer’s work | sidecar |
| 2020-12-11-architect-magazine-harold-hay-skytherm.md | Architect Magazine, Dec 11 2020 — Harold Hay and Skytherm; 403 blocked; sidecar synthesizes Mother Earth News (1976), Vindy Archives (2007), Browning Day, Misfitsarchitecture, and Activism in Architecture (Routledge, 2018) — Baer’s chapter on Hay’s influence on Zomeworks | Harold Hay |
| 1984-01-01-cooling-with-night-air-baer.pdf | ”Cooling with Night Air” — SUNPAPER Jan 1984; Baer House temp data Aug 1983; U₀ ventilation theory | sidecar |
| 2000-07-08_corrales_comment_steve_baer_irrigation.pdf | Corrales Comment irrigation column — pump rivers back to the Southwest | Corrales Comment on Baer and irrigation |
| 2000-08-21-abq-journal.pdf | ABQ Journal Aug 2000 — “Cool pipes chill room naturally” | Albuquerque Journal on Baer |
| 2000-01-01_tax_shine_and_sunshine.pdf | ”Tax, Shine, and Sunshine” — how subsidies corrupt solar work | Tax, shine, and sunshine |
| 2000-02-01_e_and_the_builder.pdf | ”E and the Builder” — 1/e as the fraction not done at the deadline | E-folding and thermal time constants |
| 2017-04-15-bruce-davis-capa-interview.pdf | Cap’A blog 2017 visit to Bruce Davis, Albuquerque | Bruce W. Davis |
| 2006-02-06-nsrc-new-mexico-presentation.ppt | NSRC presentation slides (PowerPoint) | NSRC potentials NM |
| 2006-02-26-nsrc-new-mexico-cooling-calculator.xls | NSRC New Mexico cooling calculator (Excel) | NSRC potentials NM |
Sidecars and transcriptions
Compiled .md sidecars that extracted and organized content from primary sources:
| File | Description | Compiled page |
|---|
| 1968-01-01-dome-cookbook-baer.md | Full Dome Cookbook transcription — all sections, named persons, construction data | Drop City · Zome |
| 1970-05-04-us3722153-structural-system.md | US 3,722,153 zome patent sidecar | Zome |
| 1975-06-01-sunspots.md | Full Sunspots transcription — all 11 chapters | Sunspots |
| 1979-1992-solar-tracker-patent-series.md | Consolidated sidecar for 6 tracker/collector patents | Sunbender |
| 1984-01-01-cooling-with-night-air-baer.md | ”Cooling with Night Air” transcription — U₀ theory, Baer House data | — |
| 1989-1997-battery-cabinet-patent-series.md | Consolidated sidecar for 5 battery cabinet patents | Cool Cell |
| 1995-03-08-us5513696-passive-temp-regulating.md | US 5,513,696 corrugated-roof Cool Cell sidecar | Cool Cell |
| 1995-07-26-nick-pine-baer-air-loop.md | Nick Pine Usenet post — quotes Sunspots air-loop chapter; confirms 1979 edition | Sunspots |
| 1974-09-01-mother-earth-news-beadwall.md | MEN Beadwall article — paywalled; metadata and image caption only | Beadwall |
| 2009-09-01-drop-city-western-art.md | Western Art & Architecture Drop City article | Drop City |
| 2011-11-01-atlantic-sun-riots-madrigal.md | Alexis Madrigal / The Atlantic — Sun Riots fiction during OWS | Sunspots |
| 2011-11-09-mca-denver-drop-city-dome.md | MCA Denver “West of Center” — confirms Dome Cookbook 3rd printing 1969; zome origin framing | Drop City |
| 2012-05-29-doe-solar-pool-heaters.md | DOE Energy Saver — confirms night cooling reversal as standard practice | Pool-heater cooling |
| 2024-06-14-corrales-comment-baer-obituary.md | Corrales Comment obituary, June 2024 | Steve Baer |
| 2024-01-01-amherst-memorial-baer.md | Amherst College memorial — co-written by Jose Baer; confirms name, Zometool | Steve Baer |
| 2002-01-01-drop-city-documentary-sidecar.md | Drop City documentary sidecar — key Baer on-camera quotes; air loop rock storage claim; Dome Cookbook → WEC connection; Dymaxion Award confirmation | Drop City · Steve Baer |
| 2026-05-14-solarfool-wiki-reading-list.md | Solar Fools wiki reading list — curated by Brett; cross-reference with archive; new titles: Van Dresser books, Ken Haggard / Balcomb et al., Zome Geometry | Bibliography |
| 2026-05-14-joule-heist-collection.md | Joule Heist physical book collection — 80 items; Libib export; Sunspots 1977 (115pp) and 1979 (127pp) in collection; 15 solar books available for scanning | Bibliography |
Pending ingest
| Item | Status | Notes |
|---|
| Drop City by Peter Rabbit | Ordered — pending arrival and ingest | Peter Douthit (commune name: Peter Rabbit); Olympia Press, 1971; first-person Drop City memoir; Peter Rabbit named in documentary as Libre commune member |
| Sol Shot 1 | Poster in possession — awaiting scan | Confirmed published by cookbook fund / Lama Foundation; if “Sol” = solar, earliest Baer solar publication (~1968) |
| “Living Off the Grid with Steve Baer” | Not in archive — priority | Mother Earth News, 1970s; documents Baer’s Zomeworks compound; URL unknown |
| Flow Shot 1 | Confirmed published; no copy in possession | Listed on Dome Cookbook cover alongside Sol Shot 1 |
| Dome Cookbook (1st printing, 1968) | Not in archive | Archive holds 2nd printing |
| More Sunspots (2012) | Cover image only | Full text not in archive |
| Sunspots Cloudburst Press ed. (1979) | In collection, not yet ingested | ISBN 0-88930-061-3, 127pp; 19pp shorter than 1977 Zomeworks printing (146pp) — content differences unknown |
See also
